Sanatorium-resort complex as a healthcare integral part in a period of socio-economic instability

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is due to the ambiguity of the influence of interrelated factors and conditions of the historical and cultural level of development of the sanatorium and resort complex of a large industrial region of Russia under the influence of changes in the socio-political and economic situation. The article summarizes and systematizes information and analytical materials that reflect the stages of formation and development of sanatorium organizations in the Sverdlovsk region. The author presents an attempt to identify mutually conditioning relationships and contradictions in the development of organizations of the sanatorium complex. The purpose of the study is to identify the influence of socio-cultural factors in the development of sanatorium organizations on increasing the level of competitiveness of tourist destinations in the industrial region of the Urals. Based on the processing, analysis and comparison of information-analytical and regulatory material of official sources of foreign and domestic literature, presented in the article, the author's conclusions are formulated about the role and contribution of the functioning of sanatorium-resort organizations in the socio-cultural and economic development of settlements, small towns and tourist destinations in the Sverdlovsk region.